WEBVTT THERE.REPORTER I CHECKED IN WITH THECOUNTY AND PG&E, BOTH AREPREPARING BY PROVIDING SAND BAGSAND CUTTING BACK TREES.THEY ARE NOT ANTICIPATING MUCH RAIN THIS TIME AROUND, BUTWITH SO MUCH DAMAGE ALREADY A, LOT OF THE WORK BEING DONE ISTRYING TO KEEP IT FROM GETTINGWORS>> THIS HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLBAD YEAR FOR US.THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST I'VESEEN IN 25 YEARS.REPORTER: SO FAR, THE WINTERSTORMS HAVE CAUSED OVER IN$20 MILLION DAMAGES IN SANTACRUZ COUNTY, EATING AWAY ATDOZENS OF ROADS AND CAUSINGPROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS.THE HIGH TRAFFIC BEAR CREEK ROADHAS BEEN DOWN TO ONE LANE FORWEEKSOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE INFIXING NELSON ROAD.ROCKS HAVE BROUGHT IN TSTABILIZE WHAT IS LEFT.THE PLAN IS TO BRING IN FREIGHTCARS AS A TEMPORARY FIX TO ALLOWACCESS THROUGH THE ROAD.A MORE PERMANENT F WILL TAKESEVERAL WEEKS.>> THE BRIDGE IS READY TO GO,BUT WE HAVE TO CUT ASK SOMETREES BACK THERE.REPORTER: MEANTIME, RESIDENTSARE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUTTHROUGH MISSION SPRINGS, BUTTHEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOMEOTHER PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OFTHE WASHOUT.WHEN THE ROAD CRUMBLED, IT TOOKA WATER LINE WITH IT.THIS MAN HAS BEEN WITHOUT WATERIN HIS HOME FOR OVER A WEEK.SINCE THE COUNTY IS BUSY WITH ALONG LIST OF REPAIRS HE DECIDED, TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HIS OWNHANDS.BUT THIS, IS ONLY A QUICK FIX.THE COUNTY WILL NEED STATE AFEDERAL HELP TO PATCH THINGS UPRIGHT.THAT'S SOMETHING CONGRESSWOMANANNA ESHOO IS WORKING ON.>> IT IS CRITICAL.IT IS CRITICAL FOR THEM TO ROLLTHEIR SLEEVES UP AND SAY, GIVETHE GREEN LIGHT SO THAT PEOPLEHE CAN RESUME THEIR DAY-TO-DAYLIVES.REPORTER: NEXT WEEK, THE PUBLICWORKS DIRECTOR IS SCHEDULED TOPRESENT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS